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Third person charged in suspected fentanyl poisoning death of 1-year-old at New York City day care
NEW YORK (AP) — A third person has been charged in the death of a toddler apparently poisoned by fentanyl inside a New York City day care center, authorities said as the search continued for the alleged ringleader of the drug peddling operation. Renny Antonio Parra Paredes, 38,...
Kilogram of fentanyl found in NYC day care center where 1-year-old boy died of apparent overdose
NEW YORK (AP) — A package containing several thousand dollars worth of fentanyl was discovered inside the New York City day care center where a 1-year-old child died from a toxic opioid exposure last week, police and city officials said. The owner of the day care center, however,...
NYC day care owner, neighbor arrested after toddler dies and 3 others show signs of opioid exposure
NEW YORK (AP) — The owner of a New York City day care center and a tenant living in the building were arrested Saturday after a 1-year-old boy died and three other young children were sickened by what officials described as apparent exposure to opioids. The arrests came one day...
Ralph Lauren, a son of the Bronx, takes over Brooklyn in lavish return to NY Fashion Week
NEW YORK (AP) — He may have been born in the Bronx, but designer Ralph Lauren took over a different New York city borough — Brooklyn — with a sumptuous event that marked his return to NY Fashion Week after four years and brought out stars like Jennifer Lopez, Julianne Moore, Diane Keaton,...
Teen's death leads to outpouring of concern over spicy chip challenge as sales are halted
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The death of a Massachusetts teenager after his family said he ate an extremely spicy tortilla chip has led to an outpouring of concern about the social media challenge and prompted retailers to pull the product from their shelves at the manufacturer's request. ...
Trump Organization offloads Bronx golf course to casino company with New York City aspirations
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump Organization has sold its right to operate a public golf course in the Bronx, city officials confirmed, offloading control of the publicly-owned property to a company that is seeking to build a casino in New York City. Bally’s Corporation, a gaming and...
Ji Hwan Bae's first career triple helps rally the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Every time Ji Hwan Bae makes contact with a baseball, he's thinking triple. Yet for the first 102 games of the utility player’s career, something always seemed to get in the way whenever the ball found open grass. A good throw from the outfield. A slower...
Hip-hop was born in the Bronx amid poverty, despair. 50 years later, there's pride, still hard times
BRONX, NEW YORK (AP) — Before it was a global movement, it was simply an expression of life and struggle: a culture that was synonymous with hardship and suffering, but also grit, resilience and creativity. Hip-hop rose from the ashes of a borough ablaze with poverty, urban decay...
From Killer Mike to Fat Joe, hip-hop stars talk about how first rap song resonated with them
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Remember the first rap song you heard? Some of your favorite rappers and DJs do. While hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some of the genre’s most popular artists — including Killer Mike, JT of City Girls, King Combs and Fat Joe — to recall...
Stanton and McKinney hit homers, Volpe delivers tiebreaking RBI single as Yankees top Astros
NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie shortstop Anthony Volpe hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth inning, helping the New York Yankees to a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday night in a rematch of last season’s American League Championship Series. Giancarlo Stanton and Billy...
